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Asset cops swoop on German killers Bay trial of German ex-couple attracts international media interest PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 07 April 2021 Sentencing proceedings in the marathon trial of convicted murderers Jens Leunberg and Kristina Adler hit one snag after another on Wednesday as international media houses brought applications to the high court in Gqeberha to film the proceedings. Later, the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) swooped in with an application for a confiscation orde...

Eastern Capes Easter road death toll more than double last year — but still a fraction of the year before that PREMIUM By Ziyanda Zweni and Devon Koen - 06 April 2021 More than 20 people died on the Eastern Cape roads over the Easter weekend, and more than 100 drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. .. This article is reserved for DispatchLIVE subscribers. Get access to ALL DispatchLIVE content from only R45.00 per month. Already subscribed? Simply s...

Easter weekend incidents ‘back to normal’ Number of emergencies higher than in 2020, despite Covid restrictions, say paramedics PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 06 April 2021 While at least seven people lost their lives on the province’s roads over the Easter weekend, the lockdown regulations did not have much of an impact on the number of people dying or needing emergency treatment. With on-site consumption of alcohol permitted under lockdown restrictions and a more relaxed c...

Man, woman from Timothy Valley gunned down in ‘targeted hit’ PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 06 April 2021 Numerous spent bullet cartridges, blood trickling down the road and a shocked crowd of onlookers painted a grim picture where three people were gunned down in broad daylight outside a popular bus depot in the usually quiet neighbourhood of Perridgevale at the weekend. While police are still investigating the motive of the drive-by shooting, police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla...

Patensie woman who stole R6m jailed for 8 years Tears in court as convicted fraudster learns her fate PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 02 April 2021 It will not be a good Friday for a 25-year-old Patensie woman, who will wake up behind bars after being sentenced to an effective eight years for defrauding her employer of more than R6m. Silence fell in the courtroom on Thursday afternoon after magistrate Lionel Lindoor sentenced An-Nei Stumke in the Commercial Crimes Court in Gqeberha....

Deadly Linton Grange heist relived in court PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 17 March 2021 Details of a high-speed chase through the streets of Gqeberha, the bullet-riddled body of a suspected robber and multiple spent cartridges at the scene of a deadly shootout emerged in court on Tuesday. The brazen robbery of a cash-in-transit vehicle at a filling station in Linton Grange in 2018 has landed five people, including a former Fidelity Security officer, in the dock... This article is res...

Witness tells of assaults before murder of Airport Valley woman PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 16 March 2021 A relative of slain Andiswa Tose claimed he had been drinking with the alleged assailant in the days leading up to the murder and had witnessed a number of physical altercations between the two. Nkosifikile Petu, who considered himself to be a brother to Tose, told the high court in Gqeberha that he had met Mawethu Dyantyi, 38, through Tose ... This article is reserved for H...

Woman claims years of suffering and impediments after operation led to her losing job PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 15 March 2021 A popular Nelson Mandela Bay surgeon is facing a multimillion-rand lawsuit for an operation he performed six years ago on a woman who claims she has been left with major scars, damage to her stomach and various physical impediments. Sherwood resident Sherillee Morris, 59,  is suing specialist surgeon Dr Nico van Niekerk, based at Netcare Greenacres Hospital,...

Court hears of car chase and shootout after brazen cash heist PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 10 March 2021 Details of a high-speed car chase through the streets of Gqeberha after a brazen daylight cash-in-transit heist, which left one person dead and two injured, were spelt out in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Tuesday. The court heard how a Fidelity Security cash vehicle was robbed at the Sasol garage in Linton Grange on May 2 2018... This article is reserved for HeraldLIVE subsc...

Convicted killer Kristina Adler granted R20,000 bail By Devon Koen - 10 March 2021 Convicted murderer Kristina Adler, a German national, has been granted bail of R20,000 — but her days of freedom may be numbered as sentencing proceedings approach. On Tuesday, judge Thembekile Malusi released Adler on bail after she, along with her then partner Jens Leunberg, were convicted on Friday on two counts of fraud each, and Adler  found guilty on a charge of murder: an accessory after t...